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City lobbyist previews 2026 legislative session; council to refine priorities including water intertie and transportation
Summary
City lobbyist Shelley Helder briefed the council on the 2026 short legislative session, outlined funding windows and recommended keeping a concise, city‑centric agenda; council members emphasized water intertie funding, Sedgwick/transportation priorities and defense against statewide mandates.
The council received a briefing Sept. 25 from the city’s contract lobbyist, Shelley Helder of Gordon Thomas Honeywell, on preparing a legislative agenda for the 2026 Washington legislative session.
Helder described the 2026 session as the second year of the biennium — a 60‑day “supplemental” year when the legislature typically adjusts the two‑year budgets rather than adopt a full new capital package. She explained the state has three budgets (operating, capital and transportation), noted the governor’s budget proposal is the starting point and said the state’s supplemental…
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